Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-29
HORSE NOTES.
[ From American Cultivator. !


1t is a fact recognized by every we'll
informed breeder that the success of a
stallion or mare in producing fast trotters
depends largely upon the speed-produc-
ing capacity of his or her dam, or
the speed Inheritance which is received
from her. 1t is also a fact which should
not be overlooked by those young breed
ers who are ambitious to produce a rec
ord breaker, that this speed-producing
capacity is not in proportion to the num-
Der of crosses possessed by the mare that
trace directly to the most distinguished
progentors of trotting instinct, but is ap-
parently due to the amount of nerve
force, pluck and endurance which she
inherits from ancestors noted for those
Indispensable qualities.
The sons of Belmont afford an excel
lent illustration of the first statement.
Ten of these sons have produced thirty
one trotters and PAGERS, with records from
2:lSi to Z 80. The two sons most con-
~
wood, credited with fourteen, and Wedge
wood with five, making nineteen of the
thlrty-one, leaving but twelve to the 9TH
er eight sons. The dam of Nutwood
was the famous Miss Russell dam of
Maud s., :OSI,and Cora Belmont. , :241)
Nutwood far outranks any other grand
son of .AleXander's Abdallah as a sire of
trOtters, and is evidently destined to be
the leading stallion in that branch of the
Iiambletonian family. hence the blood
lines of his dam furnishes an interesting
study to unprecedented, enterprising
young breeders.
Miss Russell, according to the "Breed-
ers' Trotting Stud Book" was a gray
mare. foaled in 1865. got by Pilot. .Jr., a
fast-trotting son of the little black Cana
dian PAGER Pilot, whose breeding has
never been established. Mr.. Joseph Bat
tell, who is devoting "a large amount of
time and money to investigating the ped
igrees of many noted trotting-bred ami
mails, has come in possession of facts
which lead him to believe that pacing Pi-
lot was descendant of the Hawkins
Horse, son of Justin Morgan. As Mr..
Battell has succeeded in establishing the
breeding of Ethan Allen on the sides
of both sire and dam, there are good
grounds for hoping that he may yet be
equally fortunate in regard to pacing
Pilot.
According to ID. c. Linsley, the Haw-
kins Horse was IA jet black, about fifteen
hands high, a trifle taller and heavier
than his sire, Justin Morgan. lie was a
fast trotter and smart runner. and was
pronounced the fastest son of old Justin
Morgan. The Hawkins Horse was taken
to Stanstead, Canada, about 1878, made
some seasons in that vicinity, and it is
stated that he was then taken to Upper
Canada, but as the place to which he
went is not named, it is evident that Mr..
l.insley's informant was not sure as to
his location after he left Stanstead.
The dam of Pilot, Jr., as stated by her
breeder during his lifetime, was Nancy
Pope, by Funk's Havoc. The latter, ac-
cording to Mr.. Charles Anderson, near
neighbor and intimate acquaintance of
Mr. Trunk, twas chestnut son of Sir
Charles, by Sir Archy, son of imported
Diomed. This statement of Mr.. Ander-
son concerning Havoc is corroborated by
Mr.. John Funk, son of Peter Funk, own
er OF Havoc. The dam of Miss Russell
was Sally Russell, by Boston, he by
Timoleon, son of Sir Archy, by imported
Diomed, from daughter of Balls Flori-
zell, another son of Diomed. The Sec
ond dam OF Miss Russell was Maria Rus
sell, by 1hornton's Rather, by Sir Archy,
son of imported Diomed; third dam,
Miss Shepherd, by Stakeholder, another
son OF Sir Archy; fourth dam, Miranda,
by Topgallant, son of imported Diomed !;
fifth dam by imported Diomed; sixth
dam by imported Medley; seventh dam
by imported Jupiter.